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LR 2165
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A-1. Fifty Eighty percent of that portion of the benefit
base that exceeds 4% but does not exceed 8% of income plus
100% of that portion of the benefit base that exceeds 8% 3%
of income to a maximum payment of $1,000 $2,000.

 
Sec. C-14. 36 MRSA §6207, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1997, c. 557, Pt.
A, §3 and affected by Pt. G, §1, is further amended to read:

 
2. Income eligibility. Single-member households with
household incomes in excess of $25,700 $39,000 and households
with 2 or more members with a household income in excess of
$40,000 $51,200 are not eligible for a benefit.

 
Sec. C-15. 36 MRSA §6651, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2001, c. 396, §43,
is further amended to read:

 
1. Eligible property. "Eligible property" means qualified
business property first placed in service in the State, or
constituting construction in progress commenced in the State,
after April 1, 1995, but does not include any property that is
exempt from property tax under section 662. "Eligible property"
includes, without limitation, repair parts, replacement parts,
additions, accessions and accessories to other qualified business
property placed in service on or before April 1, 1995 if the
part, addition, accession or accessory is first placed in
service, or constitutes construction in progress, in the State
after April 1, 1995, but does not include any property that is
exempt from property tax under section 662. "Eligible property"
also includes inventory parts.

 
Sec. C-16. 36 MRSA §6654, as amended by PL 2001, c. 714, Pt. BB, §1
and affected by §4, is further amended to read:

 
§6654. Claim for reimbursement

 
A person entitled to reimbursement of property taxes paid with
respect to eligible property pursuant to section 6652 may file a
claim for reimbursement with the State Tax Assessor. The
reimbursement claim must be filed with the State Tax Assessor on
or after August 1st and on or before the following December 31st
for property taxes paid during the preceding calendar year for
which no previous reimbursement pursuant to this chapter has been
made. For good cause, the State Tax Assessor may at any time
extend the time for filing a claim for reimbursement for a period
not exceeding 60 days from the original due date. An application
for reimbursement may not be filed after February 29, 2016.
Except as otherwise provided, the claim must be accompanied by
the statement obtained by the claimant pursuant to section 6653.
If the claimant requests reimbursement of an amount of tax that


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